Shia LaBeouf video aside, “Elastic Heart” is one of the best songs off Sia’s excellent 1000 Forms Of Fear, and now Clams Casino has re-imagined it on a languid remix. The original is taut with sirens and bursts of percussion, but Clams tones down the verve in favor of fluttery, swampy synths. Despite her claims [...]

It’s Britpop Week here at Stereogum, and to help us celebrate, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck has shared a story about his old band sabotaging the poor blokes of the Verve. Buck sat down with Portland’s Willamette Week for a rare interview, and among other things, reminisced about the time he and his R.E.M. cohorts did [...]

Mrs Carter tour begins three night O2 residency    

Rapper also tells NME he's a fan of Coldplay and The Verve

It's been four years since the last solo album from Ashcroft, the former lead singer for the Verve. True to the album's title, United Nations of Sound, Ashcroft is here to try different things.